Vehicle-wheel.



F. S. ICB'S i G. W. HOSEN.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

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v 9mm 3G?, 19180 "lil the felly, and is substantially unitary thererigidly mounted hook or L-bolt having a Shank or body set in said ring, anda head 37 turned back away from the end and adapted to enter the a erture or slot 3S in therim l and to engage said rim to prevent withdrawal. The fastening 36 on the other end of the clencher ring is in the form oi' a bolt or screw, the body or shaft of which is fixed in said ring, and the projecting part or said bolt is provided with an inclined part or -wedging shoulder 43 formed to coact with the correspondingly inclined or beveled vedge/44: of the slot l5 formed in the rim adjacent to the slot 38. ln order to attachthe clencher ring' the head of the hooi: member 35 is inserted in the slot 38 where it acts as a hook to anchor the ring. rl`he ring is then itted in place against the tire and rim, and the screw 36 thrust into the opening 45, whereupon the nut is applied and set tightly, thereby throwing the wedging shoulder down across the inclined edge el of the rim and so locking the ring tightly in place.

Whenever it is desired to remove the rim yiii-oni the Wheel-,body the operator by applyfin a suitable ivreneh backs awa the nuts 5 on the bolts 21 and the springs 6 accordingly throw the clamps 3 back out or ei'igagement with the rim l, leaving the latter ree for removal sidewise. The rim is replaced by reversing the operation. The ends of the bolts 2l are to advantage formed to prevent complete removal of the nuts 5 and loss of the latter is prevented. A rim may thus be taken onvl without complete removal or possible loss ofany clamp, screw, nut or other art.

Although but one specific embodiment o this invention is herein shown and described, it is to be understood that numerous details or' the construction shown may be altered or omitted Without departing from' the spirit or' this invention -as defined by the following claims.

We claim:

l. A Wheel comprising a body and a deniountable rim having mutually colloidal bearing 'faces .for wedging engagement wherel v the rim may be put on and ed' by mevr nt longitudinally ofthe Wheel anis, ende plurality of clamps suitably spaced.

Lee-lees yplace and for securing same, said clamp comprising an angle member having arms at about right angles, and a radially disposed bolt and nut device for controlling same,

, one said arms being disposed across the inner side of the wheel-body for reaction with said bolt and nut device and the other extending radially for coaction with the rim, the two latter members being correspondingly beveled for wcdging action, and the first me tioncd arm having radial engagement with said bolt and nut device whereby the clamp may be forcibly set to lock the rim in place.

3. A wheel, comprising mwheel-body in combination with a demountable rim having rigid .vcdging engagement therewith when assembled. locking means for. urging the parts together lengthwise of the axis and adapted for securing same against separating, and centrally disposed stop means adapter, and arranged to prevent any rela- `tive peripheral movement of the wheel body and rim, said wheel-body and rim each having in registry respectively o substantially cylindricalmedial part and lateral conoidal Wedging surfaces pointing or inclined at like angles in the saine direction, seid wheelbody and rim being correspondingly provided, one with a transverse open-ended aperture or slot extending into and across the cylindrical part and the other with a shoulder adapted to enter said slot :it its open end inassembling said parts and comprised by said stop means, and said rim und locking means having radially operable wedging cne'agement.

l. A wheel-body having a rim formed to lit wedgingly thereon, and rim securing mea-ns therefor including a -adially operable wed'ging clamp adapted for drawing on endL securing said rim demountably,' said wheel-body having a bolt set yradially therein with its head fixed non-turnably and with its threaded lend pointing-inward toward the wheel axis and a nut on 'said bolt, said clamp comprising an angular member hav 125 beveled at its tipdisposed diameter, the inner vpart being aperturedto receive aflock, said' vhaving ooacting facesof conoidal vvedging shapen and securing means for said body and a ledge overlapping' rim, said rim having said body on the'side having the greater face of the overlapping RQ-lign, y

inward from the outer fa of Said body outer part of the Wheel-body in a and extending across and against the direction parallel to the,vvl 1eelaXis, and screw'rneans.

coacting with said body y for the latter Inentioned arm and 15 driving' said lock outward to its effective position.

Sept., A1916.-

Slgned at Houghton .this 28th day of PAUL e. JACOBS, GEORGE W. HoeBnN. 

